The Way It Were - Leon Kagarise's Country Music Archive

An amazing collection of live recordings and photos of country & bluegrass legends in their prime - early '60s performances at outdoor music parks in rural MD & PA - New River Ranch and Sunset Park. Featuring Johnny Cash & June Carter, Ernest Tubb, Hank Snow, George Jones, Bill Monroe, Kitty Wells, the Stoneman Family, Louvin Brothers, Stanley Brothers, Ola Belle Reed, Red Foley, Ray Price, Skeeter Davis and many more, up close and personal, hanging out with their fans in weekend picnic settings. Stashed away for over 40 years, these live recordings and photos by Leon Kagarise of Baltimore were rediscovered 10 years ago by Joe Lee and have been the subject of front page stories in The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and featured in Oxford American, Country Music Magazine, and the Today Show.

This trailer is an excerpt from a documentary currently in production, by Dick Bangham/Rip Bang Pictures. An exhibit of Kagarise's photos (printed by Bangham) will open Thursday, May 20 at the Creative Alliance at the Patterson in Baltimore.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• 1960s country music
• bluegrass
• historic
• music parks
• Johnny Cash
• Bill Monroe
• Hank Snow
• George Jones
• Stoneman Family
• Ola Belle Reed
• Stanley Bros.
• Louvin Bros.
• New River Ranch
• Leon Kagarise
• Joe Lee
• Dick Bangham

[designermite]

Nice. So what video camera, audio set up and editing program do you use? Thanks

[johndchc]

I hope this see's the light of day sometime soon.

[designermite]

I believe I will need to see this documentary. Thank you for posting.

[skeetabix36]

This looks awesome. I want to see this!!!

[HorseofCorff]

We went to Sunset Park almost every week in the early 60s. This sure brings back memories. Would have liked to see more.